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Rory McIlroy is at home playing links golf, and it showed at The Renaissance Club on Thursday as he opened with a 5-under 65 to start the Genesis Scottish Open.
Koepka: Links golf is always a great test
Brooks Koepka talks with Golf Channel's Todd Lewis ahead of the 2026 Scottish Open and what he enjoys the most about playing overseas in the United Kingdom. Koepka also revealed he's more comfortable with his short game now after making a mid-season putter change.
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Mouw eyes title defense at ISCO Championship, skips Scottish Open
William Mouw decided to defend his title at the ISCO Championship this week in Louisville, Kentucky, even though he recently got into the Genesis Scottish Open.
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Golf Channel anchor Damon Hack, in a case for making golf more compelling from an entertainment perspective, referenced two popular forms of entertainment in a discussion on “Live from The Players.” Hack wants consequential Fridays with “juice,” and spoke how about satisfying that need is “chess not checkers.”
Ludvig Åberg is being chased by Xander Schauffele and Cameron Young at The Players Championship. Here’s how to watch third-round coverage Saturday on Golf Channel.
Two people were killed in a Friday night shooting at a Walgreens located about a mile from TPC Sawgrass. The suspect fled onto the golf course and caused an early morning lockdown Saturday, Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard reports. The suspect was arrested an hour north in Nassau County, Fla. Third-round play was not impacted by the incident.
The gates to The Players Championship did not open until 9 a.m. ET because of “operational considerations.”
Viktor Hovland scrambled to save par on the fifth hole while Ludvig Åberg holed out for eagle on 9. Both flashed big smiles for highlight-worthy, second round shots. Here are some other top moments from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
“That wasn’t even close!” “Slow down!” and “If it wasn’t surrounded by water, they’d never miss the green.” When talking about the lowlights of the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass on Friday, March 13, it sounded like a house of horrors -- for the most part. Here’s who provided the second-round highlights at The Players most famous hole
Justin Thomas pitched in for eagle on the par-5 11th Friday at the 2026 Players Championship. Smylie Kaufman nearly repeated the feat on “Live From The Players.”
Scottie Scheffler has two more rounds at a tournament he’s dominated two out of the last three years. That’s the good news.
Golf Central is Live from The Players this week where they are ready to diagnosis issues with Scottie Scheffler’s swing after Round 2 at TPC Sawgrass. Scheffler, who has made the cut in 70 straight tournaments, has started T-28 or worse in through the first 36 holes in four of his five tournaments.
Åberg played the Stadium Course’s first four holes in 5 under par before wrapping a two-eagle, front-nine 29 and eventually shooting 9-under 63 to push to 12 under, a pair ahead of Xander Schauffele.